Aug 7, 2019
National Book Lovers Day
By Kathleen Parrish National Book Lovers Day is your excuse to find your favorite reading spot and devote Friday to enjoying a good book. Here are some…
History
Aug 6, 2019
Expert Commentary: Revoking Kashmir’s Special Status in India
Hafsa Kanjwal, assistant professor of history, wrote an opinion piece for The Washington Post about India’s occupation of Kashmir in response to a recent…
Jul 29, 2019
Radio Interview with Prof. Bob Weiner Airs Thursday
Bob Weiner, Jones Professor of History and Jewish chaplain, is scheduled to appear on “Lehigh Valley Discourse” Thursday at 6 p.m. on WDIY 88.1 FM…
Jul 23, 2019
Celebrating Heritage Day
Easton held its annual Heritage Day on July 14. The celebration marks the fact that at noon July 8, 1776, Easton was one of three places where the Declaration…
May 14, 2019
Paying Tribute
The Lafayette community packed the Farinon Center's Marlo Room to pay tribute to Prof. Bob Weiner, Thomas Roy and Lura Forrest Jones Professor of History…
Apr 24, 2019
The How and Why of Bill Wagner ’89
By Stephen Wilson Not everyone would be confident enough to start a discussion in a room full of guests, half of whom are football players, by admitting…
Apr 15, 2019
A Historic Occasion
By Morgan Sturm ’19 When Robert Weiner, professor of history, first arrived at Lafayette at the age of 26, he was the second youngest faculty member…
Feb 26, 2019
Expert Commentary: India’s Occupation of Kashmir
Hafsa Kanjwal, assistant professor of history, recently wrote an opinion piece for The Washington Post about how India’s occupation of Kashmir is being…
Jan 19, 2019
What Democrats Can Learn from Hubert Humphrey
Arnold Offner, Cornelia F. Hugel Professor of History Emeritus, recently wrote an op-ed for the Washington Post, urging Democrats to follow the example…
Dec 13, 2018
Paging Dr. McDonogh
The story of David McDonogh 1844, Lafayette’s first African American graduate and America’s first black eye doctor, is only now slowly emerging from…